Želj Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Želj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 99 | 1:25,128 | 5,373 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Zelj (10) are calculated separately.
Želj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Želj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Želj is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Zelj. For other possible spellings of Želj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Želj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Želj is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Želj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 25,128. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 97 percent reside, Carinthia, where 1 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelj | 92 | 10 | / |
| Želje | 89 | 13 | / |
| Želej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Žehelj | 80 | 47 | / |
| Žele | 75 | 295 | / |
| Želi | 75 | 54 | / |
| Selj | 75 | 33 | / |
| Gelj | 75 | 5 | / |
| Celej | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Celaj | 67 | 736 | / |
| Zelaj | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gelaj | 67 | 108 | / |
| Selij | 67 | 67 | / |
| Želer | 67 | 46 | / |
| Celij | 67 | 30 | / |
| Žilje | 67 | 28 | / |
| Seljh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jelaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geloj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Džele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Džela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Želys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Želiš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dželi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelej | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Želj
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